Meet The Staff

Rowton Castle is certainly a beautiful Grade 2 listed building set in rural Shropshire, but without its wonderful staff it would not be so highly acclaimed. Jacques De Sousa, Bryan Cherrington and Steve Parke are rightly proud of the team that has been built up since acquiring the hotel in October 1997, in fact many of the staff have worked with them previously and moved with them to Rowton.

It is the friendliness and professionalism of the staff that always attracts the most comments from our guests. They are highly trained and carefully chosen to ensure that when you depart from Rowton Castle, you leave with a desire to return.

Jack De Sousa - Director

Jack De Sousa
Director

Bryan Cherrington - Director

Bryan Cherrington
Director

Steve Parke - Director

Steve Parke
Director

Keith Blindell - Operations Manager

Keith Blindell
Operations Manager

Kate Edwards - Assistant Operations Manager

Kate Edwards
Assistant Operations Manager

John Barrington-Jones - Assistant Manager

John Barrington-Jones
Assistant Manager

Hervé Sentue - Assistant Manager

Hervé Sentue
Assistant Manager

Gareth Winebloom - Assistant Manager

Gareth Winebloom
Assistant Manager

Jessica Exposito-Carney - Junior Assistant Manager

Jessica Exposito-Carney
Junior Assistant Manager

Geraldine Lane - Front of House Manager

Geraldine Lane
Front of House Manager

Karen Cann - Marketing & Banqueting Manager

Karen Cann
Marketing & Banqueting Manager

Caroline Lee - Wedding Co-ordinator

Caroline Lee
Wedding Co-ordinator

Mark Forwood - Head Chef

Mark Forwood
Head Chef

Karen Norton - Conference Sales Manager

Karen Norton
Conference Sales Manager

Stacey Speakman - Head Housekeeper

Stacey Speakman
Head Housekeeper

David Greenside - Property Manager

David Greenside
Property Manager